Wales Dairy Cow Numbers

Published 28 January 14

Dairy cow numbers in Wales decreased marginally between 2012 and 2013. There are now 223,208 dairy cows in Wales, a fall of 0.2%

The number of dairy cows in Wales has fallen by 16.8% (44,932) in the last ten years.

The number of dairy cows in Wales fell by 0.2% between 2012 and 2013 to 223,208

The number of dairy cows has fallen over the last 10 years, with a fall of 44,932 cows (16.8%). Despite this overall fall there was a rise in Welsh dairy cow numbers between 2011 and 2012, rising by 1.5% (3,235 head).